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Following the blaze, the fire service issued advice to other homeowners with thatched roofs.

The scene of a fire at a thatched residential property on Ffordd Pen Y Bryn in Nercwys. Photo by Ian Cooper (Image: Ian Cooper/Daily Post Wales)

They said: "Residents with thatched roofs are advised to ensure their property has appropriate chimney insulation, to have the chimney inspected by a qualified chimney engineer and to consider a chimney spark arrester.

"It is also important to have smoke alarms installed throughout the home with an interlinked alarm in the loft space."

A spokesman for Nercwys VA School, which is on the road, said the school was open as normal.